Hello blog world. Long time, no see. By now, I’m sure most of you have heard what has transpired in our lives over the last month, but just in case you haven’t, here’s the “short” version: At 33 weeks along (August 16th), I was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure and protein in my […]
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Sickness and My Attitude
“When Jesus heard that, He said, ‘This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” ~ John 11:4 The sermon on Sunday morning was about the story of Mary and Martha’s brother Lazarus who got sick and died, and how Jesus raised […]
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Bad luck or a test?
I think I am being tested to see if I really believe what I wrote in my last blog. You know, the part about “it’s just stuff and it can be replaced, so it’s not worth getting all upset about”. I wrote that in the context of all of the stuff we had damaged by […]
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Well, I had a great birthday yesterday! I got lots of cards, texts, phone calls, and facebook messages, so that made my day very special. Travis came home with a big bouquet of flowers from a florist nearby, and I love them. He knows that I don’t really like roses, but these are perfect. He […]
Here are some random things I’ve learned in the past week: Lesson #1: NEVER give your phone number to a realtor at an open house, especially when you aren’t seriously looking to buy in the next month or two. I made the mistake of giving my number to one who said “I promise not to […]